Non-refillable bottle.



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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES GOUNCELL, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES CoUNoELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Non-Refillable Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in non-refillablebottles, and has for its object to provide an exceedingly simple andeffective device of this character, in which the bottle is renderednon-refillable by a swinging valve located in the bottle neck whichopens to prevent the discharge of the contents of the bottle and closesto prevent the entering of liquid into the same.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a valve and seat for abottle which will be inexpensive in construction, as it may be made ofheavy paper if so desired.

With these ends in view, this invention consists in the details ofconstruction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and thenspecifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this inventionappertains may unders stand how to make and use the same, I willdescribe its construction in detail, referring by letter to theaccompanying drawing forming' a part of this specification, in whichFigure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a bottle neck showing theapplication of the invention. Fig. 2, a similar view showing the bottleneck tilted. Fig. 3, a face view of the valve seat, guard and otherconnecting members, and Fig. 4, a face view of the valve.

In carrying out my invention as here embodied, A represents the neck ofa bottle, the upper portion of which has an off-set B for the receptionof the stopper 0, said off-set forming a shoulder D. Below this shoulderin the neck of the bottle is formed an annular groove E.

F denotes the valve seat which is circular in shape and slightly largerthan the lower portion of the bottle neck, and in this is formed thecentral opening G through which the liquid is adapted to pass when beingdischarged. In proximity to this opening G is formed a slot H for apurpose to be hereinafter described.

From one edge of the valve seat F extends a strip I which is folded onthe dotted line Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 24, 1909.

Patented May 24, 1910. Serial No. 503,988.

indicated by J. From the opposite side of the valve seat F is formedanother strip K which is bent upward from the valve seat on the dottedline L. WVith the opposite end of the strip K is formed the perforatedguard M, which is circular in shape and fits snugly within the upperportion of the bottle neck. This guard is bent at right angles to thestrip K on the dotted line N, so that when these parts are bent theguard M is directly above the valve seat F and rests upon the strips Iand K.

O is a swinging valve with which is formed the stem P adapted to be bentat some angle to the valve O on the dotted line Q, said angle being hereshown as ninety degrees. The stem P of the valve 0 passes through theslot H until the valve rests upon the valve seat, the material formingone of the side walls of the slot II acting as a fulcrum for themovements of the valve. The width of the stem P along the greaterportion thereof from its lower end upward will be such that it will benecessary to force it through the slot H, but its upper portion or thatpart which rests within the slot 11 will be slightly smaller to allowfor the free action of the valve.

It will be noticed that where the strips I and K bend on the valve seatand guard is a short distance inside of the periphery of said valve seatand guard so that when these parts rest within the grooves formed forthem, the strips will rest against the inner side walls of the bottleneck.

If heavy paper or card board is employed in making the parts they may becoated with paraflin orother suitable material to prevent anydeteriority action upon the same.

In practice the parts will be stamped out of two pieces of material, asshown in Figs. 3 and 4t and bent to their respective positions, at whichtime the stem P of the valve 0 W111 be inserted in the slot H until thevalve 0 rests upon the valve seat F.

After the bottle has been filled the device is placed in the neckthereof and forced downward until the valve seat springs into theannular groove E, at which time the guard M will rest upon the shoulderD. To discharge the contents of the bottle, which is inclined, as shownin Fig. 2, at which time the weight of the stem P will cause it to movedownward until it comes in contact with the side of the bottle, theopening G in the valve seat F is then opened so that the liquid, maypass through the same and out of the bottle. The bottle cannot berefilled for the pressure of the liquid and the suction at once closesthe valve; the guard M is used to prevent tampering with the valve.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact details ofconstruction here shown as these may be varied within the limits of theappended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new anduseful, is-

1. In combination with a bottle, the neck of which has an off-set and anannular groove, a valve seat having a central opening and a slottherein, strips formed with said valve seat at opposite sides thereofadapted to be bent at right angles to said valve seat, a perforatedguard formed with one of said strips adapted to be bent at right anglesthereto, the valve seat adapted to rest within the annular groove andthe guard against the shoulder formed by the off-set, a valve and avalve stem adapted to be inserted in the slot in the valve seat.

2. The combination with a bottle, of a valve seat having a centralopening and a slot formed therein, said valve seat having strips formedtherewith bent at right angles thereto, one of said strips having aperforated guard formed therewith bent at right angles thereto, and avalve having a stem formed therewith bent at an angle thereto, said stemadapted to be inserted in the slot, as specified.

3. In combination with a bottle, a valve seat having a central openingand a slot formed therein, strips, a perforated guard, said valve seat,strips and perforated guard being formed integral and inserted in theneck of the bottle, a valve and a stem formed therewith bent at an anglethereto, said stem passing through the slot in the valve seat, for thepurpose set forth.

a. In combination with a bottle, a valve seat having a central openingand a slot formed therein, a perforated guard, and strips, one of whichconnects said guard and seat, all formed of one piece of material, and avalve and stem formed of one piece bent at right angles to one another,said stem passing through the slot in the valve seat for operating thevalve by gravity.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto aflixed my signature in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES GOUNGELL.

WVitnesses:

M. Gn'rz, IRENE MATTHEWS.

